Where does “բնիմաստ” come from?
բնիմաստ (Armenian) comes from Armenian իմաստ, from Old Armenian իմաստ, from Old Armenian -ստ, from Proto-Indo-European -sti-.
բնիմաստ (Armenian): etymon
Ancestry of “բնիմաստ”, step by step
բնիմաստ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian իմաստ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | իմաստ | sense, meaning; purport; point; point, sense |
| 2 | Old Armenian | իմաստ | signification, sense, meaning, substance, drift;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | -ստ | Forming few action nouns. These action nouns may... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -sti- | — |
via Armenian բուն
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Armenian | բուն | tree trunk; shank, shaft; original, genuine,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | բուն | the crown of the root, whence the trunk springs;... |